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Bobby Valentine Kicks Off The Boston Teetotaler Party
Bobby Valentine has outlawed alcohol in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse. He has also banned alcohol on flights that come at the end of a road trip. Although Valentine did not discuss the rule with the team prior to enacting it, David Ortiz is on board and provided a much-needed voice of reason....
Topps Sued For Firing Employee, Then Putting Him On A Trading Card
In the fall, Topps released a handful of very odd cards. Dubbed "American History Relics," they were five-card runs of John Henry, Pecos Bill, and Leif Ericson. Despite their rarity, the cards were a flop — one sold for $84 on eBay — perhaps because they were so strange. Card collectors like collect...
"Shitballs": Curling Profanity Is Strange
You can throw out the record books when the Alberta and Quebec women's curling teams get together. It got pretty heated yesterday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Canada's women's championship), when Alberta skip Heather Nedohin let loose a creative swear word after coming up short on her sho...
They Blew Up A Bridge Today
Ah yes, the old Fort Steuben Bridge, spanning the Ohio River on the West Virginia/Ohio border. No more: they blew it up this morning. Or imploded it, to use proper bridge-blowing-up terminology. The Ohio DOT was there to film the occasion, and then replay it in slow motion. Good job, bridge-blower...
Lakers Radio Guy Vigorously Applies Makeup Without Knowing He's On Camera, Realizes It Soon Enough
John Ireland, who doubles as a TV sportscaster, thinks out loud: (sigh) Damnit. I just HATE the way this cold weather dries out my skin. My forehead, especially. I mean, pretty much everything below the eyes is OK, but all it takes is even a few hours in one of these northern hellholes to make my...
Small Child Attempts To Fight Professional Hockey Player
The Chicago Blackhawks were in the middle of skating out the final 15 minutes of a 6-1 thumping of the Columbus Blue Jackets when one of the most absurd-looking fights ever broke out. You may have thought it was a child playfully climbing on an adult, but it was actually two professional hockey pl...
St. John's Fires Administrator For Scalping Basketball Tickets
Brian Colleary, a senior associate AD and the former AD at Duquesne, allegedly scalped tickets to last year's game against Duke and to the Big East tournament. He will not face criminal charges. One source told the New York Post the amount of money involved was not significant, while another said it...
Mark Sanchez Asked Santonio Holmes To Be His Valentine On Twitter Last Night
So noted greaseball Darren Rovell tried to steal Mark Sanchez's alleged valentine, Kate Upton, away. Presumably the Sanchize took this personally, offended that his belle would even loiter for minutes in the company of a charlatan like Rovell....
Caddy Loses Green Card, Hotel Carpets Are Dirty, Car Bomb Ruins Tee Times: John Daly Reports From The East
John Daly is in New Delhi for the Avantha Masters that will take place later this week. Over the weekend, he played at the Omega Dubai Classic, where he placed 37th. According to his Twitter timeline, the trip's been quite the adventure. Here's a sampling:...
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When A Drag Racer Takes To The Sky [UPDATE-With Video]
Here's a fun photo essay of a car that defied gravity for one brief moment before crashing behind a retaining wall. The driver, Mike Austin, was competing in the "top alcohol dragster" category when his 200 mph-moving car soared off the race track....
A Chair-Throwing Riot Broke Out After A Boxing Match Last Night In Argentina
The video above shows the scene at the Club Once Unidos of Mar del Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after Filipino Johnriel Casimero defeated Argentine Luis Lazare via TKO in the 10th round to claim the IBF interim flyweight title....
Gus Johnson Is Washed! Up!
So says emeritus Will Leitch at New York, after a particularly unenjoyable Gus broadcast of a Big Ten game. We don't know how someone known for "my name's Al Harrington, I get buckets" was ever considered great, but hey. [NYMag]...
Vince Wilfork Straight Up Told The Refs They Blew A Call In New England's Favor
It goes without saying (and yet bears repeating) that NFL Films does an incredible job. Their weekly Sound FX packages, where selected players are mic'ed up for the game (like Tebow!), are slick and entertaining, but above all insightful....
Watch Maurice Evans Run Away From The Chance To Be On The Jeremy Lin Poster
Yes, Knicks insta-sensation Jeremy Lin shook John Wall with a nasty crossover last night, on his way to a highlight dunk against the Wizards. But the true measure of Linsanity comes from Washington's Maurice Evans, who sees No. 17 coming, takes a tentative slide step toward stopping him, then chan...
Three Men Have Now Accused Wisconsin's Former Associate AD Of Sexual Misconduct
John Chadima had resigned in early January, and a subsequent report said it was because he allegedly grabbed the crotch of a subordinate during the football team's Rose Bowl trip. The subordinate, who turned out to be a student, did not wish to press charges, and neither did another accuser who cam...
"This Is Live, Isn't It?" Asks The Rock Just After Dropping A "Bullshit" On <em>SportsCenter</em>
Once again, John Buccigross is in the middle of daytime SportsCenter antics, this time with Dwayne Johnson, who may or may not still be using "The Rock" professionally. Johnson was on ESPN to promote some lame-ass Jurassic Park ripoff titled Journey 2, which sounds more like the name of Steve Per...
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John Dennis Says ESPN's Ryen Russillo Is A "Stumbling Drunk Alcoholic" [UPDATE]
A longtime Boston media beef came to another head last night, one which has WEEI broadcasting personality John Dennis blasting ESPN's Scott Van Pelt Show co-host Ryen Russillo as an alcoholic and alleging Russillo was forcibly ejected from ESPN's own Super Bowl party....
Ohio State Calls Michigan "That Team Up North" On Its 2012 Football Schedule
Your morning roundup for Feb. 3, the day Snooki really wowed us with her intelligence. Photo of the schedule in Ohio State's locker room courtesy Dr. Saturday, via Larry Brown Sports. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors....
Larry Bird Has Only Cried Three Times In His Life, And Each Time Was Because Of Magic
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Bird did get beat by Magic a few times, I guess....
"Cut Back To A Wide Shot. Open The Skull": The <em>Faces Of Death</em> Guy Looks Back
John Alan Schwartz was on a California beach, trying to capture something life-affirming on camera. Or something that at least would contrast with death. He had a woman and a baby in a hot tub. This was going to be the final scene of his 1978 movie Faces of Death—a low-budget stunt project that wo...